Most characters and monsters in Guild Wars are physically represented in the game. This means that one can not walk through another character. This can be used in various ways:
- Characters with high armor, like warriors, can form a wall in front of the more squishy spell casters, to prevent enemies from hitting them.
- Body blocking on a necromancer's minion or minions is an excellent way to keep yourself alive.
- In Capture the Relic maps, teams often try to body block the opposing teams Relic runner.
- In King of the hill maps, teams can try to block the opposing Ghostly Hero (who, despite being a ghost, cannot walk through obstacles) to prevent him from reaching the center and capturing it.
- In Guild Battles, blocking the ressurection shrine of enemy team at correct time, can catch newly ressurected players unprepaired and often grant easy kills.